Arch-supporting pad.



J. S. LBARY.

ARCH SUPPORTING PAD. APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 29,1913.

1,09 1,673, Patented Mar.31,1914.

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JOHN S. LEARY, OF NORTH CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

ARCH-SUPPORTING PAD.

Application tiled Getober 2B, 1913.

To ul'/ ya'/.fmi 'Il muy ron/fern Be it known that. Vl. Jeux S. linnn', a eitii/:en ot' the lvnited Stuten, residing' at` North tanihridgen in the count)v ot Middlesex and. Slate olj )if .aehusetta7 have invented new and usetul lnijroreinents in rehfSupportint; Padsj ot whirh the tollowing is :i Sperilieation.

this invention relates to a pad adapted to he inserted in a .shoe and having l'or its olijeet to support the, arrh oi the toot.

VVl'hn objeet oi :he invention is turther to distribute the weight ot' the hotly equally over the l'o'ot olf the wearer and therein;v re ,lieve or prevent Vfallen areh or other toot trouhlee.

y'lfhe ohuieet nlE the invention is further to hrox'ide :i "leviee ot' the rharaeter set forth which shall he light, Cheap, resilient and durahle and which ran he washed without injuryv to the anie.

lo st-eure these ends. the pad ia inade ot apieee ot' l'elt having' a slit nr incision hetween the upper and lower surtaeei whieh extends :troni the heel portion to the tfront ot' the arch of the toet or to the liront ot the shank portion ot the sl ne. This .Slit or inrision is tutl'ed with rurled hail and made nlt the right diapo to contorni to the areh of the toot.

"l'he deviee in intended to he worn in the shoe and held iu place 'ny the pressure ot the foot ot' the wearer. Being eoinposed ot' sott 't'elt and having resilieuey imparted thereto h v the curled hair the result is a deA vire ot the eliaraeter set forth, whieh is easy and eoinl'ortahle to the t'ont and Supports the arrh of the toot nilhoul. suhjertingy it. lo diseoin'lort.

"the telt presents :1 .sott ur'l'aee to routaet with the loot and tht` cushion ot hair aupplies sullieient resilienry to Support the toot with a yieldingl pres ure therea'faiint as dis tinguished 'troni the devires` designed tor the Same purpose und niade ol' metal or leather.

rlhe invention Consiste4 nt` an a reh .Supportingpad as hereina tter deserihed in the speri` lieation and partieularly as pointed out in the elainn.

Referring; to the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view et an arrh upportinj\l pad einhodying` my invention :ind adapted tio he, USet'l itt u Shire I'or th:` lel'l` tout' Figi5 l section nl the pit-ee nt telt Vt'roni whirh the pad is nianuliart'uredj showing the Sante slit and the portion ahove the slit turned up Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

Serial No. 797,990.'

nai-diy in dotted lines in the position which it .vonld assume when the curled hair is being inserted within the. slit portion. Fig. is a ser-,tion taken on line 2%3 oi Fig. l. liig. t is a Seetion taken on line cwi of Fig. l.

Lilie numerals refer to like parteI throughout the several Views ot' the drawings.

ln the drawings, ti is a piece ot telt, the contour ot which is of the eorreet Shape to tit the interior et the shoe in which it is to he uf ed. the sante heilig designed to extend troni the rear ot' the heel portion of the. shoe to the [ront part ot' the shank portion of said shne. this pic-ee oli telt is slitted intermediate its upper and lower times as at 7, (Fig Q) thus 'loi-innig;A an upper tlap S and a lower tlap .l. l`he upper flap is then turned upwardl)- into approximately the po ition illu trated in dotted lines Fig. and the :furled hair lt), which forms a cushion, is inserted between the upper and lower flaps', said llape lining seived togetherto close said slit portion h v etitehes 1l adjacent to the upper edge ol the pad. Ylhe inner edge of the slit in t'orrned en a eurve and may be stitrhed at l2 in a rurved line, the cushion lt) heineiuelosed within thatV portion o't' the pad heunded hv the linesl Il and 12 and terinitiatingA adjacent to the rear of the heel p0rtion ot the pad :it one end thereot` and adjarent to the lront edffe 'n3 ol the pad at the other end thereof. 'lhe Cushion of curled hair lt) erteiulb` therefore t'roin near the end ot' the rear of the heel portion to the front: parl olf the shank portion ol the shoe and also extendA troni the inner edge ot' the pad suhbtantially lno-thirds ol the distance there.- across.

As illustrated in Figli 3 and't sufficient hair in in erted hetweeu the upper and lower tlaps S and 9 to torni a cushion and Said;

euShion is So t'ornied or shaped as to tit and? support. the areh ot' the toot.

The pads are niade to tit right and left Show. The pad I'hown in Fig., l ot' the, dra-wings4 is adapted to [it a lel'ty shoe.

l elaiut:

Vl. n areh lmipporting pad adapted to be inserted in a shoe and eoinprising a single pieee of Vtelt slit. internudiate its upper and lower t:\ee and a eushion ot hair inserted within :said slit portion.

2. A\u arrh :':upporting pad adapted to be inserted in a shire aud eoniprisinlg,- a piece of l'elt slity iuteruuuliate itS upper and lower faces, and a cushion of hair inserted Within length7 and a cushion of hair interposed sirid slit portion, said slit portion being Within said slit portion, said slit port-ion be- 15 ol'oscilj by stitches extending along one edge ing closed by stitches extending along one of sa'd'pad and arranged to hold said hair edge of said pad and arranged to hold said in position therein. hair in position therein.

3. An arh supporting pad comprising a In testimony whereof VI have hereunto set piece of fabric formed to lit the interior of my hand in presence of tWo subscribing 2o a shoe and arranged to extend from the rear witnessses. y

of the heel portion to the front part of the shank portion of said shoe, said pad being JOHN S' LEARY slit intermediate its upper and lower faces `Witnessesz from one side thereof partly thereacross and CHARLES S. Groonnm,A

longitudinally 'thereof for a portion of its SYDNEY E. TAFT. 

